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The Year That Clayton Delaney Died
Tom T. Hall
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I remember the year that Clayton Delaney died
They said for the last two weeks that he suffered and cried
Oh, it made a big impression on me although I was a barefoot kid
They said he got religion at the end and I'm glad that he did
You know Clayton was the best guitar picker in our town
I thought he was a hero I used to follow Clayton around
Clayton used to tell me son you better put that ol' guitar away
There ain't no money in it it'll lead you to an early grave
Daddy said he drank a lot but I could never understand
I knew he used to pick up in Ohio with a five piece band
And I often wondered why Clayton who seemed so good to me
Never took his guitar made it down in Tennessee
Lord I guess if I'd admit it Clayton taught me how to drink booze
I can see him half stoned pickin' up the Lovesick Blues
When Clayton died I made him a promise I was gonna carry on somehow
I'd give a hundred dollars if he could only see me now
I remember the year that Clayton Delaney died
Nobody ever knew it but I went out in the woods and I cried
I know there's a lot of big preachers
And they know a lot more than I do
Could be that the Good Lord likes a little peeking too
I remember the year that Clayton Delaney died
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